The Snitch

(xii)

I ran into the library and straight up collapsed on a desk with my head in my hands. I was really considering changing my name and leaving the country. Mama's family in India would take me in, or I could just dig a hole, right here in the library, and never come out of it. Actually, you know what? I need to hide in a hole in India. I heard the huge wooden doors clank open.

"You know, if you had not run in and ripped the phone off, there was still a chance of you saving your ass." I didn't need to lift my head to know it was stupid Shen. I wanted to hit his face. Softly. For a few hours. Because, he was beautiful. Damn the fuck it, Tyra! "Go away." I whined into my hands. "You're shy, Morgan? That's not a good look on you." I could hear him smirking."Yeah, you know what's a good look? My fist in your mouth if you don't shut it!" I still hadn't looked up, I was not gonna be able to look at his face without turning into a rose themed eye-shadow palette. "Thinking about my mouth a lot these days, aren't you?" Why was I not punching him in the face? And why did that just turn me on a lot more? "Actually, though," He started speaking again, "If you hadn't run in, Habib would have been able to say it was some cousin of his that lived in Iowa. Nobody had any proof that it was you, you just confirmed everything by causing a scene." Great, now not only was I embarrassed but, apparently I was an idiot too. "Can you please go away and let me marinate in my misery?" I finally looked up. He was sitting right opposite me and had his elbows up on the desk I was moping in. He looked the same; bored, disapproving but, his eyes were shining with subdued humor. "Nah, I like embarrassing you." Why was he the chatty one today? Oh right, because I had made an idiot of myself in front of the whole school. Ha-fucking-ha!

"So, are we gonna have the talk, Morgan?" He asked after two minutes of silence. "I already know how babies are made, Shen, fuck off!" I groaned and put my head into my hands again. "Beautiful mixed-race babies?" I smacked his head. He smiled and hit my head. "You can't hit girls!" I gasped. "I don't discriminate." Why did he have to be such an ass? And why did this ass have such a splendid ass? It was so not fair! "We're not talking about it. Ever." I snapped. "Fine by me." He said, and settled comfortably in his chair with his hands behind his head.

We sat in awkward silence for a few more minutes and then I lost patience, "Okay, you need to get out." I glared. He looked at me for a few seconds and then went back to staring at the wall. Okay, so I wasn't even getting a response. "What do you want me to say?" I sighed, "That I'm into you? That I'm crushing on you? If you haven't figured it out already, I am. Is that what you wanted. "No," He said and leaned forward, "I just wanted to know, why would you talk about it with Habib rather than me?" Was he kidding me? "Because!" I sputtered, "You don't go to someone and tell them that you're hot for them!! That's not how things are usually done, Shen!!" He smiled and leaned a little more. Holy fuck, he was like 6 inches away from me! "There is nothing usual about you, Tyra Morgan.", he whispered. And stick a fork in me, I'm done.

I was leaning forward cautiously, were we gonna kiss? Was he gonna say 'Ha ha!' and Ramona would burst in with a camera? Was he a vampire? And he closed his eyes. Okay, red alert! We are gonna kiss people, this is not a drill!! Everybody calm the fuck down! Wait, this was too easy for him. If we become a thing now, he would hold the power! That is not how I do it. He was taking the whole control away from me! No, if we're gonna do this, we're doing this on my terms. I jumped back.

"Did you just try to kiss me?" I was on my feet. He looked like he expected this all along, and looked up at me with mirth in his eyes. "No, were you?" He tilted his head and shot back at me. "Are you kidding me? Of course... I wasn't. "

"Oh, you weren't?"

"No, I wasn't... I would never."

"Mmm-hmm." He nodded his head and stood up slowly.

"Because that is just... stupid." Why was I stuttering?

"Of course, it is." He jerked his chin. Is he walking towards me?! Holy fuck, Tyra, back up! Back up!!

"Because I won't kiss you!" And my back just hit the wall. Okay, I was cornered.

"Okay," he stopped and backed away. What? He shrugged, "I won't kiss you either."

Was I relieved or disappointed?

And then he took off his shirt.

Sirens blared in my head as he looked at me through his lashes. He didn't say anything but, looked at me with eyes that plainly said, "You sure you don't want a piece of this?" And, where was this kid hiding his abs all along?! I mean, seriously, it's like he was photoshopped! He dropped his shirt and his face had challenge written all over it. Okay, it's on. A strong woman can always keep herself under control. Actually, you know what, a strong woman can do whatever the fuck she wants. I leapt at him and wrapped my legs around his waist.

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In hindsight, that was probably an impractical decision. Shen was strong but, he didn't expect me to actually jump at him. The element of surprise made us both crash on the library floor. Nothing was hurt except for my ego, which was fucking paralyzed. I felt shaking beneath me, oh Shen was laughing. Wait, he was under me. "It's your fucking fault." I propped myself up on my hands and glared at him. "How is it my fault?" He wheezed out in between rumbles of laughter "You jumped at my innocence, with sin on your eyes! If anything, I'm a victim here." Was he for real? "Okay, Ray Shen, you are an idiot of titanic proportions that needs to learn when to shut his fucking cakehole. That was such a stupid mo-" He grabbed my head and kissed my mouth shut. Wait, I was kissing him? I was fucking kissing him! It wasn't rushed or heated. Nothing about that kiss was sexual, it only held affection. As if he had silenced my rambling with kisses all my life. I don't know who pulled away first but, when I opened my eyes he whispered,"Can you shut the fuck up for a moment?"

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A/N

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